Pocket-savings-bank.



PATENTBD MAR. '5, 1902@ v No. 845,908.

E. VAUGHN. POGKETSAVINGS BANK.4 APPLIGATIONTILBD FB. 23

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.'-

PATENTED MAR. 5, 190'? No. 845,908, N

N. VAUGHN. POCKET SAVINGS BANK. 'APPLICATION FIPED PEB. 23, 1906.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2,

UNITED s'rA'rns Barnier cranica,

,l EDWIN VAUGHN, OF- CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORtTO' W. BURNS COMfl PAN Y, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORA'IION. OF ILLINOIS.

POCKET SAVINGS-annif.

, tion consists in a novel form ol" wall for a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 5, 190'?.

Application iled'llebruary 23, 1906. Serial No. 302.463.

To all whom it may concern.- y

Be it known that I, EDWIN VAUGHN, a citiz'en of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of (,ook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Pocket Savings-Bank, oi which the following is a speciiica'tion.

My invention relates to pocket savingsbanks; and the object of my invention is to provide a bank preierablymade in two vwholl y separable parts with a coin-slot in one ot the parts, so that a'coin may be inserted into the bank, with a locking mechanism for securing the two parts' of the bank together, which locking mechanism is Wholly concealed from View from the exterior of the bank and cannot be detected or reached my tool except the regularlyconstituted rey.

` My invention consists in a novel formvof mechanism for accomplishing the above object, which can be very easdy and cheaply made and installed, which is eilicient in operation, and is not readily liable to get lout of order. l

In its more specific embodiment my invencoin-chute, which is apparently solid and immovable as viewed from the exterior o1" the bank, but which may be sprung out of place to allow a properly-constituted key inserted through the coin-slot to vhave access to the locking mechanism;

My invention further consists in details of construction, which willfbe hereafter more fully described and claimed as the specification proceeds. l Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional vfront view on line 1 of Fig.

,7 of a-pocket sav1`1ws-banlk having my invenl tion in its preierrei form l applied thereto, the front metal faceof the bank being removed.

lug. 2 1s a correspondingrear view oi -ilie device on line 2 of Fie. 7. i"ie. 3 is a )lan view `of the lockingin echanisn'i,'while lig. 4' is a bottom view of the saine. Fig. 5 is a side View looking attlie device from the lel't in Fig. \1 with the cover or cap removed. Fig. 6 is a vertical central sectional detail view ol the device on line 6 of Fig. 7, showing the key just inserted in the bank and not yet in engagement with 7the locking mechanism.

Fig. 71s a side view on line 7 of Fig. 6. Fig.

. 8 `1s a perspective view of the Vlatch-dogs,

4 Hg. 9 is a to le unlocked by .length below thc which-normally close the coinslot, so that coins cannot be Aremoved from the bank. plan View oi the key, taken on line 9 of Fig. 6. `llig.l lO'is a part.al View oi' parts of Fig. 1, showing, the key and latch-dog when the cover is unlocked.

Again reierring to the drawings, numeral 11 indicates the outside wall or the main body portion of any sort of a receptacle, prei'- erably a pocket savings-bank of the iorm shown, having on its upper end a reduced tubular portion or thimble 12, adapted to iit inside or the upper cap or cover portion 13 ol the bank, which is adapted to removably but snugly itover the thimble 12 in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2, so that when the two parts 11 and 13 oi' the bank are iitted together, as shown, a neat Asubstantially continuous-suriaced bank is formed.

In the upper cap or cover 13 I provide a coin-slot 16 of a width crosswise of the bank slightly larger than the diameter of the largest coin which is designed to be inserted through the slot into the bank and of a width perpendicular to the 'front ot thc ba'nk `(as `viewed in Figs. l, 2, and 6) slightly greater than the thickness of such a coin.

Inside of this upper cap or cover 13 of the bank I provide an interior frame consisting of a ,horizontal plate 17, two vertical .18 and 19, spaced apart by two transverse plates or blocks 2O and 21, so that there is formed inside of the cover 13 a coin-chute 22, leading from the slot 16, heretofore described, througha corresponding slot in the plate 17 into the interior oi the bank. In commercial practice I prefer to have this chute from one-hall to t ee-quarters olt an inch in slot 16.

In order to permit a coin to pass through; this-chute into the bank and to afterward prevent its abstraction from the means of some tool applied from the outside ci' the bank, I provide the spring latches or dogs shown in perspective in Fig. 8. This consists of a spring 25, secured to the block 21 by the rivet or other e uivalent on its end an angu ar tooth 27, there being attached at 29 a supplemental plate 30, also carrying an angular tooth 31, corres onding to the tooth 27, the two teeth 27 andp 31 being adapted to pass through suitable slots or o enings in the plate 18, heretofore describe The spring 25l should be of plates bank by i sufficient, strength so that it will hold these l teeth 27 and 31 inside. the' coin-chute under normal conditions; but the may-be sprung.

outwardvclear of the chiiteI y a coin passing through the chute into the bank. These two teeth 27 andBl entering the chute on the same side, butin opposite portions thereof, as

shown, the spring portion 3() isiinpoi'tant in that it allows tooth 31 or tooth 27 to be inde 1.o pendentlytprung out of the path of the chiite without the other 'tooth being also carried out with it,'froiii which it will appearthat if a person desiring to tamper with the bank inserts a tool of lless Width than the width of lathe chute and presses one of' these teeth out' str-action of coins,l I provide on the opposite l j side jezt the chute from thatgof which the.

spring-teeth 27 and 31 are located, as de aired, an independent spring 35, secured to .the block or plate 2'1 upon the rivet 26, hav ing an angular tooth 36enteringthe chute at pproximately its center,v as is best shown in 3o lgs. 3 and 4. As the spring 35 acts in the i opposite direction from the springs 25 and 30, it will readily be seen that it is almost impossible for any one desiring to abstract a coin from the bank to insert through the coin slot and chute any vtool which will grasp a coin in' the bank and simultaneously piessall .of the teeth 27, 31 and 36 out of the passage-way of the chute at the same time, which condition' must occur for a coin to pass in either 4o direction. .Y In order to lockthe cover 13j upon the 'bank-body 1 1, I rigidly secui'o'at one end of the cover or edge of the bank a stationary de-4 pending lug 4U, having on its lower portion a 'ri ht-angulai-tumed tooth 41, the two being ,a apted to enter and engagea right-angular slot 43 i'ii the sleeve 12, as is best illustrated in 'Figs '1, 2 and 6. An ordinary" hinge might be substituted for this part ofin v de l 5o vice without depaitinglfroiii the broad princi- Tlie onlyV advantage ples ci Amy invention. of the structure shown' ovei` a plain hinge beingtliat in the structure shown the cover *.13 can be totally ieiiioif'ed from the bank- A5 5 body 11, while with the use of a hinge the .cover would be tilted about the axis of the same.. Upon the opposite siffle olA the cover.

of the bank from that iii which parts just def scribed are located I l,iovide the locking V6o mechanism proper, consisting of a latclndog pivoted upon the plates 18 and 19, lieietofoie' described,. passing dwn through a notched slot 47 in the plate 17 and engaging a stationany tooth 49 upon the sleeve 12, as is best 65's 1i own 1n Fig. 6. Extending from the upper in thel position 'of Fig., 1Q as a handle .for

by lugs 77,

l senses end of this latch-dog 45 and'at an ang-le there-- to toward the wall 20'is a lever-arm 50, en-

. gaged by' a suitable spring 51, mounted on a pin52, which causes the latch 45 to norinally remain in engagement with the tooth 49, heretbfore described.

In order toiinlock the above mechanism, I provide a ke V of less width than the length ot the coino t, 'as shoivn in Figs. 1,2, and 6, the same consisting of a rectangular bar .'55, adapted to slip down in fthecoin-chute until suchfrnotion is checked by two pin-'stops 56 and 57, adapted to 'engage the upper metal.

surface of the bank-cover 13 at .the edges of the coin-slot 16, heretofore described. the sidev of; this key 'adjacent 'to the locking 'mechanism proper of the bank; I provide three circulan-ods 60, 61, and 62,-having bev-, eled faces 63, as shown, each of these three :rods being adapted tlo pass through one of the holes 66, and 67 inthe plate heretofore described and to greater or less extent engage the lover vBtlaiid cause it to move to the left' in'Figs. land 6 to unlock the latch 45.

Iii the operationof unlocking the operator inserts this keyv 55 inthe coin-slot in the osition in which vit appears 1n Fig. 6, all o the other partsol the bank being in 'positionof that ligure. 'llie operator now takes hold of the key' and moves it horizontally to the left, the stops 56 and 57 engaging the top surface of the bank from the position 'of Fig. 6 to the position of Fig. 10, thereby moving the latchdog 45 from the position of Fig. 6-to the posi# tion of F ig. 10,'an`d` thus unlocking the bank, so that the cover maybe removed. 'lhe operator may, if heA so desires, use the liev when iurpose/of `removing the cover; but this idea 1s not-a feature of in v invention.

l l In order to conceal theniefliooof unlocking l .the bank fioinaii exterior observer and also .topreveiit-alnv sulplli exterior observer from tampering. with the lock, I .provide a spring guard-plate 7.1,-'secuied upon thel pin or rivet 26, having a lip 70 entering a suitable slot iii the.

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the plate 19,.- so that this lip 7() passes adia-A i cent to tlieplate 20, heretofore described, and noi'inallv'closes the holes 65, 66, and 67.

This li'p70 has an angular face '73, as best.

theangular face of the rod 62,'then by the an-A Vgular face of the rod 461, and linally by' the iii'igular face of the rod 6() vas the key is moved from the position of Fig-6 to position of Fig. 1l), whereby this guard-lip 7() is thus iiioved out of tlie wav ol' the rod 60 in time forfit'to.r

. act upon the lever-arm 5l) to manipulate -thel 'Plates inthecover, as shown. y v

InA the'general oper-ationv ofthe devieepassumiiig the parts are' in the osition of all.4 theliguresexcept` Fig,y 10 and t iat the key is re- '1. zehnte leadii pass to nnloclrthe'latehd 2, In a savingsfb'ank in combination'lwi-th 4Q y chiite ieading mwardl oretofore described.

moved from the coin slot vand .chata-theoperster isy atiiberty'- to pass coins throughthe coin siot and chute mto the bank, they simpy: forcing the teeth 27, 31, and 36 out of the athway of the coin-ehute in the y.manner When nowthe o erator desires to unlock the bank, he takes the Key and inserts itin the positionof Eig. 6,'-

e position of then gradually moves it to th Fig. i0, whereby first raising the guardlip oi therods 60, 6l the manner the operator opens the bank and removes the key. When 'nowit isdesired-to-close the bank, theoperaL .toriirstpieees its proper position, as shown, and sna s the the depending lng 40 to 41Y in cover eiosed, the angular face 76 offthe atchdog li5 ciiciiing over the tooth 49 the ordinaryrnanner. l y

`Having thus described my invention, what new, and desire to secure by Letportion therefor,l there honig a .coinsot in' th into ,the interiorso'zthelbank a pivoted latch?,

dogmonnted inside the cover portion-outside I the' coin-ehotel; interior oi the body portion of there being opeiiling'sin the Wall'of'the coinahnte adjacent to the?latch-dog through ch a portoof' alkeyitserted 4in the com? chute and then Imove the body ,and @over portion. therefor, there 'beings coln-slot'nthe bover portion,- anda ,from ythe `coin-'slot intothe interior ofthe n k,'a pivote'dla'tc'h dog moon ted inside the @over :portion .outside of the cbimohute normallylooking-ulionthe rtion'of the ';band, Wallfof the coin-.

thrugh, thecoin? 4 interior" of then body p0 pass to unlock thelatehedog, and a guardlip' o r pinto normally spring-'pressed `into a 'posi-l tion in which it closes'said openingstinl the ehntewali, adapted tof'be moved `out of the way of said key whenv acting as deseribed.. i In a savings'bank 1n co'mbmatl'on with the bodyan'd oever portiontherefor there` ,bemgaooineiot 1an the eoverportion' and a e coin-slot dog mounted inside thecoverrportion outside of the coin-chute spring-pressed into lookin engagement with a tooth upon the' interior o thcbod'yy portion of the bank, there being openings inthe wall of'the coinschute adJa- 65 centto the latch-dog through which a por- I tion'of a. ke'y ,inserted in the coin-chute and then movedy approximately perpendieularly to'vthe'wall of the chute maypass to unlock the latch-dog. r

4. Ina savings-bank in combination-with the body and coverv portion therefor there being aooin-slot in the cover portionand a' chute'. leading inwardl from the vcoin .-.slot int'othe interior ofthe ank a pivoted'latchdog mounted inside-the y'cover portion outeloo'ver portion, and a normally'loclu u -on the i mit@ bank,-

he 'chiite 5111er,

side'of the Vcoin-,chute and'spring-pressed into locking engagement Vwith fa tooth upon the interior.' of, the body portion of' theA bank, there being openings "in thavvallof the co1n 'chute' adjacent 'to the latchfdog through l which a. portion of a'key inserted 1n 'therein-f chute and then move .approximately perpendicularly 'tothe wall o ythe chutemay pass tounloek the`latch-dog, end aguard 11p lor plate normally spring-pressedinto apos1 l closes said openings 1n the ohutefwalh .adapted to be moved outof the. Way-ofsaid key when acting as described.'

5I In a'savi'ngs-bank in-combinationwith awall'of the bank having -a eoin-slot therein .ag-ooinfchute leading inwardly from-sai chute/a yspriiigplate mounted adjacent to said 'chute and ha .VU-1g 'tooth entering aslot insaid plate'to obstruct ythe chute, ,af supplemental springplate attached' tosaid and another angular tooth'i upon said second any angular edged ,sprung-plate venteringsaid: chute and ob'- structi' the' 'same 1o 1n another 'place onvthe .same si e' of the ehutefromth'at obstructed lby said Irst tooth.

i 6. In a savingsbank in'eon'ibirnttion-with l y. passing through the s ot, meehanismpf one of said one of the vvalls of the bank having 'a lcoin- Slot therein and a coi'nfchute' leadin inwardly therefrom, two obstructing teet entering oneside of said coin-chute and. meeh- 4anisni'for independently spring-@pressing each f-said teeth into the 4ath of travel of a coin the springpressin teeth being carrie by the sprmgpressing mechanism of the other ofsaid teeth. u' 1 y In Witness whereoff have `hereunto sub# .scribed my name the'presence of two Wit-v` IFI misses.. i'

" Witnesses:

--fMAn C.- BRADLEY, Ps'UL; H. MliopoNALD.

rst plate near-.said first tooth .los

sj" EDWINvAUotnI. I 

